Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 6AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (04 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (04 Dec)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
E
0.4
E
1
SW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)14994191918444320202020881818181818188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69262635125122106151010775757575661061041031031023114
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
E
5
N
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
2.09
7:15PM
2.08
7:56AM
2.19
8:10PM
2.11
8:49AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
0.07
1:13PM
0.25
1:36AM
-0.01
2:09PM
0.19
2:30AM
-0.05
3:05PM
0.14
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:23-------8:24-------8:24
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716161819201816171616192323211716161622232324
Feels °C (?)1412891313141212131213152021201614151622232324
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